Rail-joint.



PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906.

I. JOHNSON.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10, 1906.

TED STATES PATENT oFFroE.

Specification of Letters Ifatent.

Patented Nov. 27, 1906.

Application filed August 10, 1906. Serial No. 33(l,080.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, IRVIN JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States of-America, residing at Galliton, in the, county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification, referenoe being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This-invention relates to rail-j oints and its primary object is to provide a strong and durable device of this character which may be readily applied to and removed from the meeting ends of railway-rails.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rail-securin device which will not require the usual b ts and securing-nuts, but be adapted to be firmly secured to the ties of a railroad by spikes. v

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, and its novel features will be defined in the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 1s a view in perspective of the improvement in position upon two sections of rail. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of one member of the fastener, and Fig. 3 is a transverse section of Fig. 1. i

The reference-numerals 1 and 2 designate the meetin ends of two sections of rail secured toget er by my improved'securing' devices, comprising abase member and aclamping member. i

The base member consists of a body ,portion or base 3, provided at one of its edges with a flange 4, extending throughout its length, and at its opposite edge with a web 5, which projects inward from the edge to overlap the base of the rail and then upward to fit under the adjacent side of the tread of the rail. The inner side of the web 5 is formed with integral lugs 6, adapted to fit within openings formed in the web of the rail. Thebase 3 is formed at one edge with spike-slots 7 and adjacent to its opposite edge with holes 8 for the reception of securing-spikes.

The clamping member of the joint comprises a base 9, recessed on its under side to provide a longitudinal seat 10 to receive the base of the rail, a longitudinal rib 11, extending throughout the length of the base 9, and a longitudinal groove 12 to receive the flange 4 of the base member. The under surface of the rib 11 is beveled to fit the beveled surface 13 of the base member 3, and the outer side of said rib 11 is also slightly beveled tofit the corresponding beveled side 14 of the flange 4. The base 9 is also formed with spike-openings 15, re 'stering with the openings 8 of the base mem er 3. Projecting from the inner side of the base 9 is a web 16, which fits below the web of the rail, as shown. The outer side of the flange 4 of the base member is rounded, and the wall 17 of the groove 12 is correspondingly rounded and offset from said flange a sufficient distance to permit the clamping member to be applied and removed by a rocking movement u on said flange 4.

Thedevice constructe as thus described firmly clamps the ends of the rails, and when the securing-spikes are driven through the slots 7 and reglstering holes 8 and the rails are reliably secured to the ties.

The two members comprising the joint comprise stron substantial castmgs, which not onlysecure ut also materiallystren then and reinforce the rails at their point 0 connection.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with the meeting ends of railway-rails, of a joint-fastening comprisin a base member, and a clamping member, sai

base member consisting of a body or base portion, formed along one edge with a longitudinal flange having a beveled inner side, the upper surface of said base portion adjacent said flange being also beveled and a web portion overlapping the rail-base and fittin below the rail-tread and formed with integrzfi lugs adapted to extend into openings in the web of the rail, and said clamping member consisting of a base having spike-openings registering with similar openings in the base member, and having its under surface recessed to provide a longitudinal seat for the rail-base, a rib to interlock with the flange of the base member, and a groove to receive saidflange, and a web portion fitting under the tread of the rail.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

IRVIN JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

MAX H. SROLOVITZ, A. J. Truce. 

